First Lady no more — Natascha McElhone will depart Designated Survivor later this season, Deadline reports.
McElhone is currently shooting the second season of Designated Survivor, where she’s the second-billed star behind Kiefer Sutherland, playing First Lady Alex Kirkman.
She’s leaving to join Sean Penn in House of Cards creator Beau Willmon’s Hulu drama series The First, about the first manned mission to Mars.
What this means for Designated Survivor remains to be seen, but there will probably be a twist with Alex later this season that you see coming.